672. The Battle Between Legends
Although the San Antonio Spurs hope to be able to regain the lead that the Cleveland Cavaliers have taken away after returning from a timeout.
But when the timeout ended, the reality was very different from what they thought, and the Cleveland Cavaliers are not a team that will give up their advantage.
Although the San Antonio Spurs played very strongly after the timeout, they tried to get back the lead through a tough table.
But apparently the Cleveland Cavaliers are not going to sit still at this point, after all, they have worked hard for a long time to get such a lead.
Naturally, they will definitely want to retain such a lead at this point, at least until the end of the game.
No matter how dangerous the situation is on the road, the Cleveland Cavaliers haven't changed their original intentions for this game.
They're going to win on the road and score their third point in the series, which is a promise the Cleveland Cavaliers made before they arrived in San Antonio.
Although the start of this game did not seem so smooth to the Cleveland Cavaliers, it did not hinder the current situation of the Cleveland Cavaliers.
At least they have managed to overtake the deficit through their own efforts, and although they only have a one-point lead, at least they are no longer the underdogs.
This gave the Cleveland Cavaliers more confidence, so when they got back on the basketball court, the Cleveland Cavaliers were going to show no mercy.
After the game restarted, they quickly opened up the gap between the scores. The San Antonio Spurs looked aggressive when they returned to the court, but the Cleveland Cavaliers were the first team to score after the timeout.
They first defended the San Antonio Spurs' menacing offense on the defensive end, and then, after switching offense and defense, they completely caught the San Antonio Spurs off guard.
This made the people of San Antonio immediately feel frustrated, because for them. What they were thinking about at the timeout was not for the Cleveland Cavaliers to pull the gap away, but for them to regain the lead.
Now, obviously, the shape is completely out of the control of the San Antonios, so at this time, for the Cleveland Cavaliers, they naturally want to take advantage of such an opportunity.
After all, this was their first lead tonight, and they had to manage it well, and they couldn't just be taken back by their opponents.
So at this time, for the Cleveland Cavaliers, of course, they just have to protect this advantage.
After the margin was quickly stretched to three points, the shape on the basketball court seemed to be completely out of the control of the San Antonio Spurs.
Although they did their best. Hopefully they could equalise the gap or even get it back, but apparently they didn't do it for a moment and a half after the timeout.
After the Cleveland Cavaliers overtook the score, the more they played, the more comfortable they became, and they firmly held the lead, although they were away from home, they completely grasped the advantage.
The gap between the two sides began to slowly open up after the timeout came back, which was a very bad sign for the San Antonio Spurs.
Because they were hoping to win this game. But apparently judging by the current situation, it seems that victory is slowly moving away from them little by little!
It was a feeling of helplessness, especially for the San Antonio Spurs players who were standing on the basketball court at this time.
After all, they had been in the lead in the previous games, and they wouldn't have thought of it. In the subsequent game, he was reversed by the opponent.
In such a situation, things would get worse for the San Antonio Spurs.
There is no doubt about that. But after all, it's your home game, and it's such a crucial matchup, so. Either way, the San Antonio Spurs players won't give up this game lightly.
They will definitely do everything they can to try to close the gap as they have one of the few chances left in this season's finals.
If they miss out on another win tonight, then the San Antonio Spurs will really have to say goodbye to this season.
With Kobe. Bryant's words, then they will be the biggest losers for two seasons in a row!
That's not what they want to see, losing twice in a row in the finals? They absolutely can't accept that this kind of thing is happening.
So after returning from the pause, although the shape is still very bad for the San Antonio Spurs, the San Antonio Spurs have no intention of giving up at all.
They are going to continue to chase the Cleveland Cavaliers and bite them tightly, just like the Cleveland Cavaliers have been biting behind the San Antonio Spurs when they were behind.
The battle between the two sides will not end at this point, and although the Cleveland Cavaliers have regained the lead, the San Antonio Spurs are still chasing after them.
The third quarter of the game was still going on, and the situation of the game was extremely anxious, neither for the Cleveland Cavaliers nor the San Antonio Spurs, who could not easily come out of the game in such a situation.
It's just that the original leader was the San Antonio Spurs, and now, the leader has become the Cleveland Cavaliers.
Playing away from home, they worked hard for most of the game and finally took the lead at this point.
While that lead wasn't enough for the Cleveland Cavaliers to win the game outright, it did save them from the fate of struggling behind rivals San Antonio Spurs.
At least that's good news for a team playing away from home; But now, for the Cleveland Cavaliers, their most important thing is how to maintain their leading momentum.
Not just to stay until the end of the third quarter, but also to fend off the San Antonio's frantic comeback in the fourth quarter.
After all, it seems to everyone now that this game is important. For the San Antonio Spurs, it is much larger than the Cleveland Cavaliers.
After all, if the San Antonios lose again, then they are on the verge of elimination.
So they certainly won't be happy with that result at this point, but for the San Antonio Spurs, even if they are not satisfied, they will have to accept being the underdog when the third quarter ends.
When the third quarter ended, the Cleveland Cavaliers still had a firm grip on the basketball court, and they never let that advantage go back to anyone else since they got it back in the second half.
Obviously, for the Cleveland Cavaliers. It's something they're very good at doing. However, it made their opponents tonight, the San Antonio Spurs, feel a little bit of gnashing of teeth.
"79 to 75, oh, I have to say, the Cleveland Cavaliers played a perfect game in the third quarter, and they outscored the San Antonio Spurs by as many as 9 points in a single quarter!"
When the third quarter of the game ended, Charles Brown, who was sitting in the commentary box on the sidelines. Barkley couldn't wait to praise it.
"It's an incredible thing! Wu Dawei once again helped the Cleveland Cavaliers with his very good example, and now, they are the leading side! ”
Although I really don't like Charles. Barkley's money. But at this point, Kenny, who was sitting next to him. Smith couldn't do anything about it.
He couldn't argue with that, because these were things that happened in the third quarter of the game, and the Cleveland Cavaliers were indeed in the third quarter of the game. Played a very good table xiàn to come.
As the core player of the Cleveland Cavaliers, Wu Dawei has contributed even more to his performance, so even if Kenny. Smith was not convinced, and he had no way to refute Charles. Buckley.
Because the latter, though, has been boasting. But it is also true that this is the case.
And at this point, for the Cleveland Cavaliers, a four-point lead over the San Antonio Spurs is not much. But it's enough to keep them safe for the time being.
The San Antonios would certainly be frustrated in such a situation, after all, they had been the leader until now, but now they were suddenly overtaken by the Cleveland Cavaliers, which made them a little unbelievable.
One of the people who found this most unbelievable must be Popovich, the head coach of the San Antonio Spurs.
After all, he kept emphasizing this at halftime, not to be counterattacked by the Cleveland Cavaliers, but it seemed to be useless.
After all, his team was still counterattacked by the opponent like in the last game, and even lost earlier than the time of the previous game.
Now, the San Antonio Spurs, who entered the final quarter of the game as a backward disadvantage, have become extremely dangerous even if they play at home.
They had to deal with a more difficult situation in the final quarter, but it wasn't easy, and Wu had 31 points and 11 assists after the first three quarters.
Although it may not seem like a great game compared to the previous games, he is still a key figure in the Cleveland Cavaliers' ability to turn the score back at this point.
It was because of Wu Dawei's preservation that the Cleveland Cavaliers were able to complete the key factor of the comeback in this game tonight, when they had been falling behind in the first half.
Without Wu Dawei's appearance, the Cleveland Cavaliers might not have been able to do this; So at this time, Popovich, as the head coach of the San Antonio Spurs, must be the one who resents Wu Dawei the most.
Of course, Popovich was also very angry about his players' performances.
Because he can't stand the situation that the team has been overtaken by the opponent again and again when he is ahead.
A good first half is far less important than the next half, and Popovich can't figure out why his team has always been able to have a good table in the first half, but not in the second half......
Perhaps the only explanation so far is that the San Antonio Spurs are too old...... Their fitness may have constrained their performance in the second half.
After all, compared to the core trio of the Cleveland Cavaliers, David Wu and Dwight. Howard and Carey. Owen's youth and prime of life; San Antonio Spurs' troika Tim. Duncan, Tony. Parker and Manu. Ginobili can be said to have entered the late stage of his career......
Therefore, their physical reserves are naturally going to fall into the disadvantage compared to the core trio of the Cleveland Cavaliers, which is an unavoidable problem no matter how San Antonio Spurs head coach Popovich arranges it.
After all, this is a rule set by nature, and humans can only follow it, and the price of following such a natural rule is to make the San Antonio Spurs fall into something they don't want to see again.
Popovich gritted his teeth, but there was nothing he could do about it, but fortunately, there was still a fourth quarter of the game before it began.
Even if there is little hope, at least at this point, the San Antonio Spurs have some chances to see if they can play a good basketball in the fourth quarter.
It's been a very difficult journey, and it's nearly impossible for the San Antonio Spurs to beat a Cleveland Cavaliers team that has made so much history this season.
It's just that they are also legends who are not willing to surrender like this, and the San Antonios want to use a championship as the curtain call of the team's legendary era.
So no matter what, they will do their best for it, no matter how difficult it is, even if there is only a little chance, they will fight for it!
This is a contest between legends! (To be continued......)